Suit-hanger



G. WORDINGHAM.

SUIT1HANGEB.

APPLlcAnon FILED Mlm. 29. 1919.

213321,533. l Patented Mar. 2, 1920. I

SUIT-GEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar, 2, 1920.

.Application filed March 29, 1919. Serial No. 285,955.

' citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the, county ofMilwaukee and l State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in .Suit- Hangers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved ladys suit hanger-and has as itsprimary object to provide a device of this character particularlydesigned for use by suit cleaners or cleaning establishments and whichwill beof such simple'and inexpensive construction that the hanger maybe donated by the cleaner to the customer with the return of a cleanedsuit. v

The invention has as a further object to provide a hanger which will, asa particular consideration, embody a simple and at the same time,entirely efficient suspension means for skirts and other articles ofwearing apparel.

A further object of the invention in this connection is to provide ahanger employing pin loops designed for engagement through a skirt bandso that a skirt may be connected with the hanger by simply engaging thepointed ends of the loops through the band of the skirt when the loopswill support the skirt and hold it in distended position suspended fromthe hanger.

And thel invention has as a still further object to provide aconstruction wherein the pin loops will be swingingly mounted so thatthe loops may be readily positioned to meet the'requirements of dierentskirts due to varying lengths of the bands thereof.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter. In theaccompanying drayv- 1n s:

igure l is an elevation showing the manner in which a skirt is suspendedfrom my improved hanger, the portion of the. skirt illustrated beingconventionally shown.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, the skirt pin loops employed beingremoved, and

Fig. 3 is a detail view on an enlarged scale, this view showing theconstruction and mounting of the skirt pin suspension loops.

In carrying the invention into effect. I

employ a resilient hanger body 10. This hanger body is preferably formedfrom a suitable strip of wood bent intermediate of its ends to define amedial upwardly bowed portion from which extends the downwardly slopinghanger arms formed by the end portlons of the strip. As will beobserved, the strip is flat and is sufficiently wide to provide asuitable bearing area for a coat, dress, or other garment hung thereonso that the imprlnt of the hanger will not appear on the garment afterthe garment has remained upon the hanger for any considerable length oftime. Extending through tle medial bowed portion of the han er body at apoint substantially midway of the ends of the body, is 'a metal thimble11 overturned at its ends against the upper Vand lower faces of the bodyand swiveled through this thimble is a hanger hook 12, the shank ofwhich below the thimble is provided with a suitable head while, abovethe thimble, the shank is flattened. The hook shank will thus be heldagainst inward movement through the thimble while the head will coactwith he thimble t'o rotatably support the hanger I ody.

Formed in the arms of the hanger body adjacent the outer ends of saidarms aremedial longitudinally directed slots 13. rIhese slots are cutthrough the arms from the lower sides thereof and are formed withinclined end walls diverging toward the lower sidesof the arms. rEheslots are thus tapered in length from the lower sides vof the armstoward the upper sides of the arms, the slots being longest at the lowersides of the arms. Driven through corresponding ledges of the arms toextend across the slots 13 adjacent the inner ends of said slots arepins le and freely received within the slots to engage over these pinsare split resilient pin suspension loops 15. These loops are eachpreferably formed from a length of suitable resilient wire bent intoproper shape,the loops being open at their inner sides and having theend portions thereof, at the lower ends of the loops, pointed to providepin Shanks i6. As particularly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the opensides of the loops are arranged in confronting relation.

In use, it will be seen that a coat or dress may be arranged upon myimproved hanger i in the usual well known manner. However,

particular attention is directed to the manner in which the hanger isadapted to support a skirt. In Fig. 'l I have conventionally shown askirt properly engaged with the hanger, the upper portion only of theskirt, however, being illustrated, As will be observed, the pin shanks16 of the suspension loops 15 are engaged through the skirt band atopposite sides of the skirt, the skirt heilig connected with the loopsby engaging the shanks of first one loop and then the other through theband. The skirt will thus be securely held upon the hanger and, in thisconnection, it is to be noted that the hanger loops 15 are preferablyswung inwardly toward each other and are so held by the skirt bandextending therebetween. Consequently, the skirt band will be heldsomewhat taut so that the skirt will hang naturally from the band whilethe skirt band, in connecting the'hanger loops, will preventdisengagement of these loops from the supporting pins 14 therefor. Thepossibility of accidental release of the skirt is thus overcome.Furthermore, it is also to be observed that since the hanger loops 15are mounted to swing freely upon the sup-r porting pins 14, these loopsmay be positioned toward or away from each other for proper engagementwith skirt bands of different lengths, the slots 13 in the arms of thehanger body being tapered, as previously described, so that the loopsmay be swung inwardly toward each other to closely approach-a horizontalposition. Accordingly, the loops may be arranged to accommodatepractically any skirt. Should it be desired to detach the skirt from thehanger without disengaging the suspension loops from the skirt, this maybe readily accomplished bysimply shifting the loops upwardly1 throughthe slots 13 of the hanger arms and freeing the loops from thesupporting pins 14 therefor. On the other hand, the skirt may, aseasily, be again connected with the hanger. Obviously, this featureofthe inventionprovides a highly advantageous one since, in a cleaningestablishment for instance, a pair of the suspension loops 15 may beengaged with each skirt as 1t is cleaned, When a pile of skirts may thenbe assorted and each skirt connected with a hanger by simply engaging-the suspension loops of the skirt over the suspension pins of thehanger. It will accordingly be seen that I provide a highly efficienttype of hanger While, at the same time, the hanger is extremely simplein construction and may, therefore, be produced at very moderate cost.

Having thus described the what is claimed as new is:

1. A garment hanger including a body having spaced openings therein,supporting invention,

means carried by the body and extending 'transversely therethrough atsaid openings,

and suspension devices received Within the openings and dctachablyengaged With said su porting means, said suspension de-v vices beingshiftable vertically and laterally having openings therethrough,supporting4 meanscarried by the hanger body to extend transversely withrespect to said openings, and split suspension loops received Within theopenings and detachably engaged over said supporting means, the loopsbeing shiftable vertically and laterally Within the openings to permitdisengagement from said supporting means, and one end of each loop beingsharpened to form a piercing point.

'3. A garment hanger includingA a body having spaced lslots formed,therein and opening through the top and bottom of said body, pinsextending transversely through the body at said slots, and detachablesplit suspension loops depending from and piv otally mounted on thepins, one end of each loop lbeing sharpened to form a piercing point,the pins being spaced from the end Walls of the slots a sufficientdistance to permit the loops to be disengaged from the pins at the splitportions of the loops Whereby the loops may be detached from the sup#porting member.

4. A garment hanger including a body having its intermediate portionbowed laterally to form diverging arms, there being longitudinal slotsformed in the arms, the end Walls of which are inclined in oppositedirections, pins extending transversely through the arms and across saidslots, and split suspension loops fitting over and detachably engagingthe pins, said suspension loops being shiftable vertically and laterallyWithin the slots to be disengaged from said pins. v

5. A garment hanger including a body having spaced longitudinal slotstherein, pins extending transversely through said slots, and splitsuspension loops detachably mounted for pivotal movement on said pinsand depending from the body at said slots, the split portions of theloops facing each other and said loops being shiftable vertically andlaterally within the slots to be disengaged from said pins.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE WORDINGHAM. [L s.]

